Improvement in combined inkstands and bells



l I A.-1. LYON. I Combinedlnkstand and Bell.,

No. 131,692. "Patented Sepl,24,1872.

PATENT OFFICE.

ADDISON J. LYON, OE MOUNT vEENON, NEW YOEK.

lwlF'RovlsMl-:NT |N COMBINED lNKsTANDs AND BeLLs.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 131,692, datedSeptember 24, 1872.

`.'Z'o all whom it may concern: l.

Beit known that I, ADDISON JEssE LYON, of Mount Vernon, in the county ofWestchester and State of New York, have invented an Improvement inInkstands; and I do hereby declare the following to be, a full,clear,'and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilledinV the art to make and use the saine,

referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing forming part of thisspeciication, in which drawing `li'gure 1 is a side View of myinvention;

l Fig. 2 is a plan, and Fig-3 is a vertical section taken in the line .ra' of Fig. 2.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts. This invention relates toa combination of an inkstand and bell; andconsists in an ar rangement ofdevices whereby they are connected to each other detachably, so thatwhen desired they can be connected to form one piece, or be detachedfrom each other to be used indifferent locations apart, the mode ofconnection being such that the inkstand and bell are not thereby alteredso as to prevent l their natural separate use apart, but are leftcomplete and in perfect condition, notwith int-O which the base D of thebell E is fitted so as to be capable of being moved in and out withfacility, the sides of the base D being inclined in a correspondingmanner so as to form the male portion of the dovetail joint. Inthismanner I produce a sliding connection or joint which enables one tosecure the articles to each other with facility, and also to detachthem; andwhich is not liable to get out of order, which does not weakenor injure the articles or their frames,.or impair their usefulness;which does not require essential alterations in the construction of theinkstand or the bell,

but is applicable to inkstands and bells of ordinary construction aswell as to their frames; and which does not prevent or disable eitherarticle from being detached and carried away andused separately fromeach other. When the articles are united in their joint I secure them toeachl other, to prevent accidental displacement, by a locking device,consisting of a spring, F, fastened to a convenient part of theextension C, and having at its end a catch, G, which works through theside of the extension so as to come behind the base or frame of the bellwhen the latter is in position in its joint. The catch G can be beveledin the usual manner to allow the bell-frame to enter the jointautomatically.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure l by Letters Patent, is-

1. An inkstand and bell, detaehably connected together by the joint C D,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2.. The frame B of an inkstand, provided with an extension, C, toreceive the base D of a bell, the extension and base adapted to belocked together by a catch, G, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

This specification signed by me this 22d day of April, 1872.

' ADDISON J. LYON. Witnesses:

W. HAUEE, E. F. KASTENHUDER.

